Later, as a captain, he encountered the Doctor and Benny again while he was fighting the Phractons on Gadrell Major. He joined the Phractons to stop the SensopathShanstra. After she was killed, there were still militants amongst the Phractons who wanted to fight the humans. A shuttle explosion which killed Cheynor and Suzi Palsson mollified them, as they blamed Cheynor for the death of their Commander on Gadrell Major. The Doctor could not prevent their deaths as they were part of history. (PROSE: Infinite Requiem)